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Old Tune Sport. t FOX HUNTING IN WALES 50 YEARS A<G'G- 1875. 'S.?fptcmbe!- llth., Co!. Pryse's Foxhounds.—I T<.de Col. Prj!;e's Ba.y Cob to the- meet, with 10 couples of hounds, and 2 terriers. Found at once tender &he Stono Monument', and they rattled :about i!te scrub oak for some time with 2 or 5 foxes on fiovt. At Ixst ona broke away for the Gogo*tan Va.ey. and I followed xnd loet thp.m itu the largo Woodl&nds, so sent' Lewis (Whip) 'to bring them back, as thty were on an old fox. Tha remainder were sticking to the cubs 'n the CO'Vm', and rattled oni hard past GIam-hefdol Hous& through the F'at Cover, and back to the scrub oak, and evenlually 'pur' ilÚn to ground, so I wwnt down a.nd found the earbh, and soon pro- (cm)dei to dig, which took a conaid&raMe time, but with the of the 2 terriers (Befn a.nd Villain), w<lM worked him weU, we at last maEaged to dig Hp to him, and I drew him out and Jet the hounds worry lÙn, and woU they deserved him, as tney hunted him in a. treme'ndous large thck Cover, which he Fcarcet'y oveT m-Ted from, amd under an htemsa beat of sun. &nd tt spito of t! they worked him bea.r<iful!y. Baflare I drew him c.ut. Y lrt the ootmds mark hn! wel! a-i tihere wero sev&ral puppies cut atld this was tha nrst day's cub-hun.ng of the season. It was a. huge old dog fox, betwettn 2J a.nd 5 yoars old, and very tough. Md aw- fully s&vage with the tcrrMre in the earth. Ho actuaUy tumed my terrier Vill&3,n out, by bJj'ng his quarters ard hind !<g", but never- the!05s ViMadn marked him, and fought him weH. Lewis also gl a good unexpected snap en h.ia fmgers. Aftpr broa.k'.ng him, wo all returned to GIanr'hje<do!, a!<d refreshed our- solve-. by washing, which was very nl'edruJ in my case. After lu-nohaon. which poor old Mrs Bonsa.)! had kindly prodded r us, we alt returned home to Kernels. G-)Ionel Pryte w&s deFglt.e.cl to hear of us ge¡tting hold ef him. The har( was intense tH da.y, f. muth so, that I actuary had to throw my red cost o5. a!td left t on a. bedge HC we nn'wh <d ':10 day. Aftor feedmg the hound*, I dreoeed and r&de my grev marc to Frenfra-tth and Aberystwyth, and bark to P111. I tent the fot't he&d to my friend Cha.r!wy Tft.y!or, and c'-v Wi!!<e B=nsaL'I the bru.h. The fol- lowing -etO out:—Wm. Donsall of GIaj!- r'bteid-:d, and his <two yourg brothers, CoL PrY- m'3 Loved&n, Miss Entwistle from LfBOtter'h'je', Bonsatt of Fronfraith, LewM Pugh of Aberm"io, and friend, Richards of Ponglais, and Isaac Wjmam. Poor o'd Bon- MJ). of Ghmheidol, wtn stil) conuned to lea wli(xY-chair, a.nd tooked ai-iything but, well tabcrug)¡ br)gh')ene4 up at the sigHt oF hounda. I remember him a good ma.n to hounds on hit 1m:'WR XMM. He died ctrly in 1876 froin parslyltio. Septpmber IS. Giant- <r do!. Co!. Pryse'. Poxhou1!.tfu. Rase at 5.30 and had breakfast, !Lnd to k 12 touple of hcund' and two ter- rien:. I roda my grey mare which I brought from Dursim, and had Lewis, Howe'yn :'nd Evam all OMumted as wh:ps. Found directly under the Stone Monumec't, the same place w t f--unci cTv Septsmbcr 11, 1875. The hounds rt!t!ed him well about in the Scrub Oak, in apite of the i/n.œn.<){'; <bjeat aIIld! b&ked dry ground; how they could own a fox, I cannot teD. At Jast cub fox b'okc from the G<rg:n<- nan but the hounds were be- hd thzt be had to retrace hit «'bpt to the Scrub Oak again, ajtd t.hen he broke up wind, as if inteidi-ng for the Rocks (Waterfall), but the pace waa too mttch for him, &t! uefor. ti;.Tia,ely a bmwtlr our clicg ran h'm at Noy- wld, which caiMd a at-)xsider-tble cheek. After & d(,¡l of (:a: .ting r.bcut, I hJ hd c.fF, makng back for G!&nrbf!ido< apun, to whJch they huntoj !<!m ?;t a great pMC, and got up to him. {heci he broke at tha top of the C)'f&r t)lx)va TyacarB Dingle, the houndt' wero c!owa behind :h'm, when h< WM headoo by tome b-ys, and was Devef hit off again. Whera the deril he wcat 't'o I cannot say. I waa adraid to caet the<a jato tho Cover *.gMn, in c=ra of gttini on & frelh fct, tmd we augbb ba.v.t bt-cc itero e.:t <!&y 'Crew.cl'(¡ haye get a chacco of 6''oppicg them, tnd my <H'de!rw wero to be homo o&rly. Th< fox wae &ad- and we should cett&inly have ki'!pd him if we had had & fair chance with h:m, but whr.t "lith cur dogs and boya hr'&d:ng' ¡him, and the hea.t and dryneEs cf th8 ground, to say nothiJlg cf fia mi'o. upon mi!ea of stiS oak Mxi scrub wocdiMids, the poor hounds had a vary poor chance. How t!hoy hunted hiju/n.,i thry d'd .< a nmrvel. Tha two ter. it:erz,, Tcmj:!y aj.d Vj]3.ÍI1, kfo it up well *JI day. The gTey mare c<UTiad me splendidly, n.nd jumpocl sc-mc. hankR Ypry wed, and; ae quitit amang the hounds an a.ny c[d hunter, never offerllg f, st,-p ca or kick'a.ny of them. Wtl';e Bonsai! on a chestnut WM the only c!low out w:th me, ben- my three wlupa. Aftnr hunting wa-s over, I had '.ome lunch at G!a.irhe.!do). then took th? hounds back to Pe.thyl!, o.:¡Ù w,-n,t out shoot.: ng after. (To be continued.)

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H!NTS FOR ALLOTMENT HOLDERS. WINTER THOUGHTS OL#4!SPPING WORK. By SPAD'AVORKER. i Thoaz, who meu.n to make the Tro.;t of j their allotments next year must soon be- gin to pict aii<i pItMt ill earnest. There are i lists to make out of seeds and roots to be J oYdered. but "bcf(tJ that can be done it is necessary to consider the record of the past reason and to 'ascertain what kinds and varieties of "vegetables have done best on one's pl<* There Is no doubt that in some districts aud soils certain kinds thrive better than others, and it ia only by testing a few fresh acrts each year that reliable expert- ence -can be gained. It is a mistake to relv altogether upon new or untried varieties of vegetables, but a few ought cer- tainly to be tested each season, j RUSSIAN KALE. j Take this comparatively new vegetable, f&r example. It is not at all well known among altotment-halders, yet it is worth inclusion in a collection of winter greena. The deeply-indented leaves give the plant quite a distinct and ornamental appear- ance. Late in autumn the plant produces a cabbage-like edible centre and in spring &! number of sprouts, thus rendering the Rue- sian kale of two-fold value. I have grown it successfully by following the same methods as are practised in cultivating other winter greens. Seeds are sown in April, and the .seedlings, after havic? been transplanted once, are put out finally in June or July. I SEED POTATOES. The care of seed potatoes during the winter months is a matter of importance. for their successful growth depends largely upon the way they are treated at this! season. It is a mistake to allow the tubers to remain heaped in bags or boxes after Christmas, because they are liable to begin f to sprout prematurely, and if the first sprouts or growths are destroyed the crop is not likely to be satisfactory. The best way to deal with seed potatoes is to lay them out in shallow boxes, placing them with the "rose" end (the end possessing most "eyes") upwards. If kept in a perfectly cool, though frost-proof, place, thev will start mt& growth slowly and sturdily. If no better place oners, a simple plan is to place them I near a room window during the day time. and on a cold night to bring them into the centre of the room, and cover them with newspapers and a rug or mat. Such protec- tion is eumcient to keep them safe from froet. PRIZE-WINNING HINTS. A prize of "Allotment Gardening" is awarded to Mr. J. Moore for thm hint deal- ing with the raising of early peas. We can- not very well have green peas too early in the season, and Mr. Moore's hint will no doubt be followed by many. I 80TTQM OF 80X /lE¿O INPlAcrH11kI r& rap oF ry-- oox 41.-reo o,-w The plan consists in making a box with loose bottom as shown, the bottom being held in position by string. The box is nl!ed with soil and placed in a frame and seeds are sown in January. When the seedlings arc :3in. high the box is placed in a trench and the string cut. The sides of the box arc then lifted off, the loose bottom drawn out, and the soil made firm round the plants. A few boxes nlled in this way would form a nice little row of early peas. I A prixe of "GardeniIl DifReultiea Solved" is awarded to Mr. J. Banks for the follow- ing :—At this time of the year there is usually a good deal of land vacant, and the opportunity ought to be taken to get rid of slugs and snails. Fork the ground over, breaking itfnp as well as possible, and give a good sprinkling of rough salt; this will improve next season's prospects consider- ably. But it ought to be done without delay. CLUB ROOTS. If a plotholder finds here and there a few plants of cabbage or one of the other greens which is attacked by club root, he should at once take up the infested plants and burti them. He should then carefully take out one or two ppadesfnl of aoil from the spot where the pl&nt was growing and burn that also, nnally giving the soil there a heavy sprinkling of lime. If such precautions are, not taken tite disease will surely spread until it may become impossible to grow greena successfully. PRIZE COMPETITION FOR ALLOT- MENT HOLDERS. Every week two prizes are offered for the best allotment hint or recilm. The prizes consist of useful gardening boolM. All en- tries for this competition unMt be addressed "Spadeworker," care of Editor of thia paper. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. S. E. E.—If you cannot obtain stable manure for the purpose of making a hotbed on wh!ch to raise seedlings, you will Snd that tree leaves will do quite weil. They do not produce such a hig-h temperature as the manure, but the warmth is more lasting. S. S.—You cannot do better than <'hoo<se the following potatoes: Witch Rill Seedling. Great Scot. and Eerr's Pink—early, second early, and late varieties respectively. "Spadeworker" is open to give practical advice, free of charge, to readers of this paper. Replies will be sent by poet if a stamped addressed envelope ts enclosed. Address your inquiries to "Spadeworker/* care of Editor.

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Farmer's Cotumn. DBORDER AT CARMARTHEN. A pub'c m e*ing wM ho!d at Ca.imaj'then. OTi Samrd&y under the auspices of the n 1W 11- '"c.-rm6d b.-aneh -€ the We)sh Nat'onai Fa.r- merj' Unr n. Mr. Wilji':m Wi.Uia.ms, Liwyn- pi d, ohajrman of the bran h, pros ded, aAd adlresze:, were delivered by 8r Robn-t J.' Thomas, M.P., 1'01' the Wrexham divison, and Nfr. D. Morgan Jr,mes, barr ster, Swansea., soc'etn'y of the We sh N atDal Ftu'mers' Unon. Mpmb<rs of t.e lomi branch of the' National Fame's' Union were pre e. in strong force, and many of them showed thom"elves anta-jonistic to the Welsh Union, there being w"n K of dsorcler and Frequent interruption.. Whi'st the m;ng was wailing for the! ar.-iv.-41 of the speakeTS, Mr. T. Jenktia, Car* ma.rthcn, suggnstod tha.t Mr. Dan:el Johns, xeer ttrv of tho Carmarthenshiro branch of the National Farmer Union, should detiver a.n address, and th s was received with loud cheers. The C a rman po:'n.'ed out that it was the Welsh Union's meeting, and appea.11-ol for fair p)ay. "Please .behave like gentlemen, and rf-memhet t!'a.t you are p:'o'esed Chr;ztia<ns," h sa,;d. Thea-e was moro di ordor, and 't !ooked M! if two or three supporters of the Wetsh Union we-& .'ntent on h&v'ng some of the interrupters remc,v fl, wl;en the speakers entered the room. Aiderman John Lewis, Mero Hall, as a member of the Nat-onal Unon, appeaied for order and a fair bea:-ng for the speak ors of the Welsh Union. "I &m ashtmed of this conduct," he said. "R .member, two can piay at th:s sort of game, (Utd it may re-act &gain-t you. Sir R. J. Thomas said he thought he was coming to address farmers who were anxioua to joi.,n the We! h Union, and he was a. i'tt'e surprsed to find !it was a mixed audience. Pr1:'CClJding, he said the only object, he had :n taking an intentSt iJ1 the matter of a. Welsh Union was tha.t he felt that one of the graa.t.est disadvantage Wa.'e3 had suStred in the past was from iaok of unity. He waa lIO ag-ainst ani:iatx)n with the Natit;na.1 Farmors' Un;on, but what he contended was n the nrst in'.atnce they in Wa)es sl%ould ha,vo the: r own Wo'sh Union in order to study their problemx from the Welsh standpoint. The Nationa! Formats' Un on did not zd- j vacate & separate Agricu, ural Commis ion for Wales, but the W&\ h M.P.'s set)t a ¡ dep!Ka.Lion l.> the Pr Mdent of the Botrd of Agrcuitu e to demand one, a.nd were to!d That the i armors of Wa.es woe divided on tr.o que tion. Had they been un.t;d, he ven- tu-od to sa.y <h V wou;d have had the corn. mission. S<r It,ber" went on to refer to the forma.- ton of Jie We<sh Union, and asked why shoUld! W.tes advocated its po.'cy through an En. ,ish t nion, when 't.Ley had a We!h dela.¡'tm"nt a.t A he yst\yth? Tiley shcuJd S. in <t OQ a separate Boud of Agrcu.turc YV<t.e.. (A,pauo.) M Mor?u James said e dvergonce of .'['inion at, ).ha.L IDt;c.tdlg sh. wod that the 'ejsh tizitier had at .ast bcen thoroughly used a.-nd w-A eagei- to hg.t. ior his r;.ghts. Mr James W'.8 ubjected to m.lCh .'ntGirupuon 0 he c'urse of his speech. Q',erltions were allowed fe' the c;osa, but. aj oeiia-n members of the audence pcrs.6ted! maJting speochos, the maottng was brought to a close. Mr. Da/n;e' Jihns th<n mounted a chair moved that "W< QMtdema the tction oi the spoaJe rs lil c m ng "wn and eodea.vour- .1 to sp'it, tjhe N&L"Mal Farmers' Unon," and this waz put t.o tile meetmg and declared c&rried. Co.on <! Do'mo Dav-es Evans, D.S.O., was now Toted ÍlJ the ch&.r. and -n the courze of h<g rema.rks he aid he did not expect, to see such a. rowdy meeting. He had oomo back ad-ter five yea.rs of war con vine-d that what Welsh fM-mers wanted was un:ty. He found there was an orgTmsaLon—.tha N t.ionE.l Farmars' Union <a axisbenco—in the county and he singly jo.ned it. "Lot us be the Wfish branott of the National Farmers' Un.<m," hn sa::d, "and foi- God',3 sake don't '<t us go awa.y as onMnios a.ltor 'tbf,s meet- ing. M- Daniel Johns and Mr. Tom Jenkjis also a(kJr1ssed the meeting, and a reso!ut:t)n, pro. posed by Mr. Johns, and s&conded by Mr. W. Richards. R-egwn), pledgtg IODA' 'ty to the Nations Farmers' Un))on, was carried with g eat enthusiasm. MAXIMUM PRICES FOR POULTRY. The attention of the Food CcntroHer has been drawn to the fact that not only is it Hot generally understood that the Urdcr f.xing the maximum prices for poultry and game applies to the whole of the United Kingdom, but that also certain provisions of the Urder are being overlooked. It is laid down that a person shaL not buy or scU any poultry or game, 'dh'c or dead, a.t prices exceeding the maxi? mum for the time being applicable under this Order. The maximum price is nxed on the basis of the fotlowing condition being appli- cable to the transaction:—Delivery to be at the coder's expense to the buyet.s nearest rail- way station. The maximum prces on the occasion cf salM other than sales by retail are: —For turkeys, 2s. 2d. per lb. and geese, Is. 4d pcrtb. NEW MILK ORDER. Mr. M'Curdy has pI:-epared the following statement for tho conference:— "-T}io Food Controller has decided to issue a nf-w Milk Order—The Milk (Mothcrs and Chi'dron) Order, 1918. The Order prescribes condit-ons governing the supplies of food and mnk to mcthd's and young children either free or at less than cost price. The second of these conditions limited such supplies to neces- sitous cases. Rightly or wrongiy the taint of charity has attached to this limited method of ..qupply, and wo have detormined to get rid of it. The, Order wd!. therefore, be amended L.V substituting for the ccndition which limits the8 supplies in necessitous cases, a power enabling them to be varied whenever, by reason of the tretail prico of milk in the ar<s& of any ioca.! authority, if is thought necessary or dosj-ablo to is'me such supplies "The Food ControHer is testing the reoom- mendatMns of the recent Committee on milk P?'s. ?' they a.re right, the price will be reduced. Much depends on whether they have correctly estimated thf, rt-eMnt yield of mi!k pet- ocw. Unfortunately the milk has dimin. 'shed. owing, no doubt, to the cost of feed- ing stuffs."

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Poultry. 1 PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS. Despite the f&ct tha.t we arc thousands down in the number of poultry kept n the country. there will be a big slaughter between now and the festive season Poultry has been making good prices which wi'l not fail till after the year is out even if it does then, so that it will pay to look round and see all the surplus birds a."e cleared out during the next three weeks. Many of them will go before Christ- mas, but there is a good sale for chickens after the pT'ncipal festivities are over, because of the many parties and dinners held near the New Year. If the birds have been well fed during the pa.st month there is not much more to be do'ne in this way and in any case the time is too shctrt to put on much flesh now. The melloid of marketing wit depend upon the market and what is required in the dis- trict. Of course, if you are think<ng of having trouble and yet must clear out you can send the lot to the market or sale just as they are, alive and without any special preparation. But as a. rule th, best tiling is to kill and pluck, tie down the legs and send in to mar- ket graded into ni.'st, second, and third quality. This will be easy enough when once they are kiled a.nd plucked; but the great thing is to have all b'rds of the same shape and style to- gether, making the last lot any not fit for one. or two. Keep the best lot near enough of a size and never put big ones tmd little things in the same basket On na.t* Those with rough breasts whether from perching or otherwise should be left out and all put together because when a man is buying a flat or chickens, say of a. dozen, looks for the worst and then values the whole lot at this standard. If you have a private trade or they go into loca. poulterers, you can make your own terms of delivery. Sometimes an offer is made for the whole bunc.h a.t so much per pound a.II round then the buyer grades them for himself. It should also be ascertained what are h''s wishes in regard to plucking, and whether he wa.nts them cleared or only the breast plucked. Very often the bird is cleaned except the wing ends, then the legs arc tied down which shows up the breast and they are ready for mat'ket. The killing and p'ucking- must be done accord- ing to the weather. When it is cold and frosty the birds are best killed a week before hatnd. because the flesh eats much nicer, but should the mild damp weather continue then you must put off the kiltng as long as possible otherwise the birds would go bad before being wanted for cooking. In most big towns the poulterer would have some means of cold storage, then there is not the same risk of them going bad. One very important point is to see that the birds are well fasted before being killed. Not only will the flesh eat better, but they pluck much easier and they keep longer under ordinary conditions. Fowls should bf- fasted for at least twenty-four hou-s before beiiig killed, and when killed plucked while still warm. A quick man will take the feathers off in five minutes; but it has been done m three, though tilings must be favourahle. such as birds in the right con- dition. The plucker shou d have his birds in a crate or basket near where he is sitting, then having got one out he should takp the legs and win? end in the loft hand a;nd break the ne-k with the right. While still hcld- ind' the winrg pull out the feathers on the shoulders and down each s)de of the breast whe'-ctheskmigthifk and where the fat lies beca.use this is the miost difncult: part H.nd is done easiest while the bird is warm. T!;Mi you can clear the back and the rest, pa.rt of the breast finishing with the wing, though some will put out the long wins feathers before starting on the rest. No matter which way you work stick to it and you will soon find that practice makes perfect and the work bccon'es easi;r with each fresh bird.

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CORRESPONBENOC THE COST OF BOOT REPAIRING. Sir.—-The paragraph in yours of December 5th that the prices of boot repairing is to he in- creased by twenty-five per cent. is wholly un- authorised as far as the North Cardiganshire Branch of the Federation of Boot Grades Asso- ciation is concerned. If is true that the high prices ruling for all materials and the mini- mum wages brought into operation do justify some Increase, but for tliq li-esent our charges will roma n unaltered. Signed On behalf of the Boot Trades Association: A. Bliss, presi- dent; George Ahern, hon. sec. (The information was supplied to us bv a. local boot maker and was inserted in good faith. We are pleased to hear that the prices are to remain the same. Ed. C.N.') ) DIOTIONARY OF WELSH MUSICIANS. Sir,—Tho response to our recent appeal to musicians and the public re our proposed "Dic- tionary of Welsh Music ana, Past and Present," has on the whole been satisfactory. The in- terest taken has, indeed, been highly encourag- ing to us and most commendable The result, we s.re confident, will be a. volume which w)) oonstitute a va,.uab!e and indispcnsa.b'e acquisi- tion to the library of every enthusiast in the cause of our native art. The outstand ng feature of the correspondence ao far has been that relating to the harp and its exponents. This has revealed to us in a strikmg manner the eminence of the harp and wil!, without doubt. tend to re-estabHsh that wonderful instrument of Wales. The correspondence ve have had with such notable harp enthusiasts as Mrs S. Barrington, GruSydd-Richards (Pencd'ddes y De) in relation to her late father, GruiTydd y De, harpist to the Prince of Wales (afterwards K ng Edward VII), and herself end the late John Jones of DoigeUau, and others, has been of such absorbing interest that it alono will, in no smaH m&asurc, compensate fo- the Labour entailed in the preparation of the work. -We arc, D. Gwilym Davies, Mus. Bac. (Oxon), 65, Brondesbury-road, London. N.W 6. Haydn Matthews. R.C.M. 62, Lanceftctd-strcet. Queen's Pa-ik, London, W., 10. LAMPETER DISCHARGED SOLDIERS. S)-,—I am gtad to find the Discharred Soldiers' Federation &t Lampeter in nourish- ing condtioTt. T am oft<n asked "How loa){ are your ex-service men's organisations going to Itst." A very interesting question. I, in my rep!y, always emphasise the fact that the organisation has amply just'ned ita efstence and that we have undoubtedly achieved our purpose. Were it act for the Federation we thould nave received sc&nt considcrttioB on oar return to civil life. By our efforts mtcy mMt to-day is getting wh&t M due to him tn< many a poor widow has been helped ca hf way. Pensions and a!)o'WMce)5 h&ve also beev sub-.qtantially inc'eMed. We, as an o1'ganisaii'on of ex-serTice t. t)MH, i c!aJm the whole credit (despite fa.r-fetohe< boasta of ether organisations of )HDehortt!ng oonditionB and redressing grievances. We must have our Federatton to ventilate cut grievances. On the outskirts of this town fherw are a number of wea-'thy fMmers who ho!< posts as r&te conectors and tax g&tnerers sn4 there s.re many disabled and wounded aoldiere in the locality who a.re wel! quaJiSed for the posts. I think that our Federation oucht to open its doors to itdmit the Red Cress iiur-,Ps, WAACS. WRENS, and !&nd girls. We ('!('uld then march up, mtHions strong, to St. Stephems, and put our grievance!! before the Gove'-nment. If they won't 'fateD then wo must get rid of tni< Coalition Government—lock, etock. and bar- rel. DAVID JONES, GnUtshedrem. AHERDOVEY MEMORIAL. Sir.—I was in reading the account, of the unveHing of a taMet at Aberdovey in of the" mr-n who in the Great War," and to le,irn that the gathc)':Eg san,Tranqiiil you Lie." Do these Rentiments represent the current opinion in WpJes—Gw ad yr Ysgol Su!—con- cc-niny the fate of our heroes? Have the I successive c'cne.rationa of parsons and minis- terq been holding forth Sunday a.ftcr Sunday on!v to moutd this apparenMy prevatpnt con- cnption? HavR wp no greater hope in regard to the present and future of our departed friends than that oKored at tnc average The most pessimistic and me!ancho!y scr- vicf that I have attended dm'in? the past two ,ears was at Chafing Cro?s C.M. Chapel on Peace Sunday—a memorial service to the fa:¡":}. The mcst harbnric and heathenish rnce couhl not have given !cSj: consolation to the berfaved than was offered at that service. In view of the fact that such sentiments appear in the "Cambrian News" -week after weÐk. may I be permitted to stato trom dennite personal experience'; that the "dead" I are not perished, nor are they "asleep be- neath the so'! of France and Fenders," as one prominent d:ti1y oappr statird in its !eader on November llth. They have arisen ¡ —not to be saints, but to be themselves: and t.hr,y are sf.i!' n.btc to take fctive interest in the welfare of those they teft behind.. The human nersenn!itv docs persist after t I i, and death is enly an emancipation from ea.rtfi''y If-,ieijiz it'to a ful!c: chd happier xist"n(ll' Your" truly. EDWARD ErrGHEP (hite of Pcnna!).

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-7 MacbynUetb Council. PIGS AND BYELAWS. Madiynlloth Urbsm Council met on Monday, present Mf-ssrs. Richa-rd Reps, presiding; T. 1'a.rsonH, Edward 'tlumphreys, T. H. Ev.ms, Jolin M <'alt, Edward Oliver, GriSlth Tliomai,, Cliflith WH ii?ms, Fet.er Vaugh&n, John Lumlpy, 'Edmund Cii!a,rt, clerk; T. Bond, assistant c!e'k, James Humphreys, surveyor; Hugh E. Davies, collector; Dr. A. 0. Uavics, medical oSIccr ef heaith A report wus received from the Surveyor stating that & specia.1 meeting' of the Council was held on Thursday on the Park Common when if was decided that the road would be made fifteen feet wide .if the north and east end.—The report was adopted and added to the minutes. Mr. J. M. Breeze waa, on the proposition of M. T. Parsons, re-appointed to represent the Couno I at a conference cf the NorLh Waies Industrial Comici'. at Ncwtown. A letter was read from the Board of Agri- culure asking the Councii to give encourage- ment to persons who would like to keep pigs by amending the byelaws to a certain degree, so that some of the ratepayers could keep pigs and poultry. It was hoped thtit the Coun- cii would give all possible liberties consistent with the public health for the keeping of pga and poultry and refrain from enforcing the byelaws too rigidly.— Mr. T. Parsons said if the Council decided to agree to the terms of the letter, the public should be informed of the decision.—The Surveyor said he had received no application to keep pigs and had no com- plaint against the enforcing of the byelaws.— Mr Edward Humphreys asked if the public knew that they were allowed to keep pigs during recent years. and Dr. Davies replied in the afnrmative. Public health, hg sajd, was thp nrst thing to be considered.—The Clerk said it was the duty of fhp. Council to see that all places should be kept hea-ithy.—Mr. Griffith Williams proposed that applications should be considered on their merits.—Mr. T. Parsons said there, were several places in the town whsre there was suitable accommodation for the keeping of pigs.—Mi Ci'rimth Thomas said there was no room in the town for the keep- ing of pigs.—The proposition af Mr. Griffith Williams that th« Medical Officer of HeaJth and Surveyor should consider applications and deal vt th them on their merits was carried A letter was read from the British Medical Association, London, asking the Council to in- crease the salary of the Medical Officer by 33 and one-third per cent. over his pre-war salary —Dr. Davies said ho had never made a vain application to the Council for an increase of salary. When he made the last appeal a small increase was granted him. He would prefer to leave the matter :a the hands of fhw Ceuaci! with the confidence that the Council wou'd deaJ as fairly w<th him as they had done for the past twenty years.—Mr. Parsons pro- posed the matter should be put on the next agenda.Mr. T. H. Lewis seconded.—Mr. Edward Humphreys said a letter was received from the Wo.-kcrs* Union some time ago ask- ing for an increase in wages for the Council's workmen. As the Surveyor said the men had not told him about it, the app;catian was deferred until personal application was made by the men. Dr Davics had treated the Coun- cil fairly, and asked the Council not to take notice of the letter, but he thought the same thing should be done with Dr. Davies as with the men, as they were a.!I omciajs of the Coun- cil.—Mr. T. Parsons said 1fT. Humpnreys's statement was not strictly correct. Dr. Davies did not ask tho Counol to consider the letter, but left the whole matter in the hands of the Council.—As Mr. Humphreys did not propose a.n amendment, Mr. Parson's proposition was carried. An application was made by Mr. R. Robots, local secretary of Machynlleth branch of the League of Nations Union asking tho Council to remit the cost of tho Town Hal! which had been used for a, League of Nations Union meet- ing in Novembcr. The public hall was granted fres of charge n other towns.—The application was granted on the proposition of Mr T. Par- sons. seconded by Mr. Peter Vaughan. The Surveyor reported that Maengwyn-etreet and Pcntrehedyn-strect were in a bad condi- ditipn and suggested that the grant for extra- ordinary traffic should be applied for so that the roads could be put in proper repair.—The Clerk explained that the money could not be claimed from the County Council unti. that eun had been expended to repair the road or tho hauliers paid for the damage.—It had been suggested at a previous meeting that the Council should proceed aga nst the hauliers for the damage if they refused to pay, ajid the Clerk, referring to it, said the hauliers would defend their case strongly and go to any ex- pense. It would cost the Council a great deal and if the Council lost the case the costs would be a big considera.tdon.—Mr. T. Parsons pro- posed and Mr. GriffiLli- WilRtUM "dQd that ..Lpplication should bn made to the County Surveyor to make a.n inspection of the roads so that the work of repair could be proceeded with forthwith and the grant gained.—It wns also decided, on tha suggestion of the Clerk, to write on the matter to the Joinf Roads Btoat-d.—On the suggestion of the Surveyor, a. committee to examine the town trees, some of which were a source of nuisance, and give in- structions as to the pruning or cutting down. —The following wero appointed & committee for I th s purpose :The Chairman (Mr. J. M. Breeze), Vico-Chairman (Mr Evan Humphreys), Mr T. H. Evans, Mr. Edward Oliver, Mr Peter Vaughan, and Dr. A. 0. Davies. The Surveyor applied for consent to remove sign boards giving particulars of the byelaws of sales in the Town Ha.)!, with a view to re- painting them. —Some members thought if was useless doing so, as the Town Hall was not used for sales as if should be.—The Clerk said I)e had no printed papers giv'ng the particu- lars.—Mr. J. Lunacy Raid the 'notices should be put up as the Christmas market was approach- ing.—It was decided to paste some of the papers on tho boards. The Surveyor further reported having charged a drapery firm a guinea for the use of the Town Hall for live days. He (the Surveyor) asked the Cd<rdn to fix a uniform scale for the use of the Hal!.—-The sum charged by the Survey or was deemed small, and Mr. Griffith Williams said the strikers during the railway strike week paid 5s. per day for tho Town Hall, and strangers should pay as much. -Mr T. Parsons sa/d he had been told that during the nvc days which the drapery nrm had been in the town 1,200 yards of Govern- ment cloth had been sold and 600 yards ordered.—Mr. G. Thomas and E. Humphreys thought that had the firm not sold that cloth no other shop in the town would have sold it. -Mr G. {Thomas ptroposcd 5s per day; M). Griffith Williams seconded; and it was agreed to The housing scheme was considered, and the Chairman said the Medical Officer of Health and Surveyor should report on all un tenanted houses which could with stnaL expense be made habitable.—The Government Inspector reported that there was a large number of houses which were at present tenanted and wh<ch were un- inhabitab'e. There were many old persons, such as old-age pensioners, who could not aCord to pay the rents of the new houses, and some old house.s could be made habitable and let to them at a low rental.—Mr. Grinith Wil- liams demurred and thought; there was no house in the town suitable for such renova- tion. The report on Ca.c Crwn proposed now road was re-considered.—Mr. Edward Humphreys proposed an amendment that instead ot the fifteen feet proposed that the road along the wall of Cae Crwn should be twelve feet and Sfteen feet along D'. Davies's wall into the entrance of Mr. Mica-h's nc'd.—On a vote hav- ing been taken, the original proposition was carr ed and adhered to. Dr. Davies reported that he had heard that avening of a caseof diphtheria. Though, in the immediate neighbourhood, he visited the liome of the patient. and administered anti-toxin As there had been a severe epidemic of diphtheria in the country, he thought:t was the duty of alt persons who had a, chi!d complaining of sore throat to report to him and he couid admin.ster anti-toxii.. Ho only had three left a.nd applied for permission to obtain more. If WM advisabto to take all necessary precautions ¡ before the crowds of country people came in to the Christmas market.—The report was I adopted. The CIc'k reported that Lord Herbert Vane Tempest was prepared to sc.l two acres of BwIchysgeHin tand at B15, the CouncH to pay the cost of df,.(-ds.-On the propos tion of Mr. T. Parsons, it was dccidfd to provisionally accept the offer and to thank Lord Herbert for it. Mr. Hugh E Dn.vf-5 (rate collector) reported having collectrd JE155, leaving jESOl outstand- ing.—The rcpc-t was adopted.. It was decided to advertise in the H Cam- I brhm News" for a.u architfd to construct twenty-four houses under the nationa-1 housing scheme. Owing to the lateness of the near (tt-.n p.m.), two questions on the agfnda.—the compulsory acqu:s'tion of land for allotments anj the war memorial—were referred to a spenia! mcuLhig to be ca.l'cd by the Ctertt.